Correspondence

When you voted on Sept. 17 at a meeting scheduled to hear the

recommendations of Dog Park users, many of us had more important things

on our minds and skipped the meeting. You did not know in advance that

the meeting would fall on the sixth day after a terrorist attack and

would find us in the middle of a national disaster, but you took

advantage of that, didn’t you? For myself, I’m glad I was not present to

witness your unreasoned actions.

“The majority rules” is the “American Way”. So too is, “. . . with

consideration for the rights of those in the minority,” but that

principle does not extend itself to kowtowing to the irrational demands

of a tiny, but vocal clump of chronic complainers.

Neither does a majority have the right to ignore facts and accept

exaggerated accusations. The power, yes, but yours was an abuse of power.

I am retired and live only five miles from the “Bark Park,” so the

reduced operating hours have no draconian effect on mine and my dog’s use

of the park. But the impact on those who work normal hours is clear, “We

don’t want you to be able to enjoy the park at the beginning or end of

your workday, nor before 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on weekends. Is it your

hidden agenda to reduce park usage to the point where you will try to

close it?

Frederick P. Reynolds, III

Retired Army Col.

Fountain Valley